| 100% | BACKBENCH | 9 | Place for rank-and-filers in the House of Commons |
| 68% | MPS | 3 | Ones serving in the House of Commons, for short |
| 59% | ASTOR | 5 | First woman in the House of Commons |
| 59% | MPS | 3 | Politicians in the House of Commons: Abbr. |
| 58% | NANCYASTOR | 10 | First woman in the House of Commons (1919) |
| 55% | ASTOR | 5 | Nancy —, first woman to sit as an MP in the House of Commons |
| 55% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SPEAKER | 7 | Presiding officer in the House of Commons; a post currently held by Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
| 50% | TURNER | 6 | English landscapist famous for "The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons" |
| 48% | OUTS | 4 | "He knew all the ins and ___ of the place" |
| 47% | TRIANGLE | 8 | Shape of the frame for placing balls in pool |
| 47% | SALE | 4 | FOR ___ (sign in front of a house that's on the market) |
| 47% | ELVES | 5 | Galadriel and Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings," for example |
| 47% | PLAYROOM | 8 | Place in a house for children's toys and games |
| 47% | AISLE | 5 | Divider in the House of Representatives |
| 47% | TORY | 4 | Conservative in the House of Lords |
| 47% | EMIR | 4 | Title in the House of Saud |
| 46% | DRUNKEN | 7 | Descriptor for noodles and chicken, in the names of dishes |
| 46% | TREE | 4 | Place for a kid's "house" in the backyard |
| 46% | MPS | 3 | Representatives at the House of Commons: Abbr. |
| 46% | HAILEY | 6 | Arthur —, Bedfordshire-born author of novels In High Places and The Moneychangers |
| 46% | SWIMUPBAR | 9 | Place for getting drinks in the middle of a pool |
| 46% | NIN | 3 | "A Spy in the House of Love" author |
| 46% | NANCY | 5 | Longtime first name in the House of Representatives |
| 46% | YEA | 3 | "I agree" vote, in the House of Representatives |
| 46% | MPS | 3 | House of Commons politicos, for short |
| 46% | TALKING | 7 | ___ Heads, "Burning Down the House" rock band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 |
| 45% | BELOWMACARONI | 13 | Where spaghetti and orzo rank in terms of their suitability for making necklaces? |
| 45% | NEWT | 4 | "Eye of ___ and toe of frog ... " (cauldron ingredients for the Witches in "Macbeth") |